A grim relic of the murder that helped to trigger the First World War will
make a rare appearance tomorrow when the bloodied shirt of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand goes on display in Vienna.

The stained undershirt will be brought out of storage for the 99th anniversary
of “the shot that echoed around the world”, when the heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated along with his wife, Sophie, as
they drove through Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.

It was worn by the 50-year-old Emperor-in-waiting under his uniform, which is
on permanent display at the Military History Museum in the Austrian